New app helps urology patients find bladder friendly foods

Concerned what you’re eating may be causing bladder discomfort? There’s an app for that.

Researchers at the Interstitial Cystitis Network released a new iPhone and iPad application that gives patients access to food lists and a food database that they can use while shopping and eating out to deal with overactive bladder.

“It comes as no surprise to most interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) patients that some foods can exacerbate their symptoms,” Jill Osborne MA, President of the Interstitial Cystitis Network, said in a statement. “Typically, foods high in caffeine and acid are the worst offenders but there are many other foods that can trigger bladder discomfort.”